Bennett and Liza Musselman of Orient, Ohio, are the new chairs of Ohio Farm Bureau’s State Young Ag Professionals Committee, while Emily Krikke of Greenwich, Ohio, will serve as the new vice chair.

Young Ag Professionals are individuals ages 18 to 35 who can be single or married, and are interested in improving the business of agriculture, learning new ideas and developing leadership skills. The group includes full- and part-time farmers, Ohio State University Extension agents, teachers, consumer educators, former Ohio Farm Bureau Youth members, FFA and 4-H alumni, farm media communicators, livestock and equine enthusiasts, seed representatives, green industry employees, gardeners, foodies and more.

The Musselmans farm with Bennett’s father. Liza is an accounting manager at WillowWood, owns a photography business and is active in Ohio Agri-Women and as a school volunteer. Bennett is a vice president and agribusiness banker at Heartland Bank, is president of Pickaway County Farm Bureau, serves on the ag committee of the Pickaway Competitiveness Network, and is a Pickaway County Farmers Club member. They have two sons.

Krikke farms with her parents, raising crops and hogs. She is a certified pediatric registered nurse at Akron Children’s Hospital. She is active in her county Farm Bureau and the Ohio Pork Council.  

Other members of the State YAP Committee are Ohioans Jessica and Nick Dailey of Sardinia, Kristen and Justin Dickey of Napoleon, Cassandra and Luke Dull of Brookville, Casey and Charlie Ellington of Louisville, Aaron Harter of Arcanum and Kaitlyn and Ross Meeker of Londonderry.

To learn more about Farm Bureau’s Young Ag Professionals program, visit experienceyap.com.

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